English Dictionary

non liquet

noun

(law) A verdict given by a jury when a matter is to be deferred to another day of trial. / (by extension) Something about which no clear decision can yet be made.

The judge declared a non liquet in the case.

意味（1）

(law) A verdict given by a jury when a matter is to be deferred to another day of trial.

意味（2）

(by extension) Something about which no clear decision can yet be made.

The condition of Scribonius’ text thus raises nagging doubts about the authenticity of “o bone deus.” But even if the digression itself could be accepted as genuine, the situation does not improve, for the near uniqueness of Scribonius’ “o bone deus” makes it vulnerable to any number of possible accidents of transmission. Under these conditions it seems we are forced to set Scribonius aside as a non liquet.